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Private foundation (trust)EIN 460437250Est. 1995-07

MESSER FAMILY FOUNDATION

WATERTOWN, SD 57201

Total Assets

$332K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$15K

FY 2024

Grants Made

7

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$6K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

The foundation's sole purpose is to invest the assets received from the estate of joseph e. Messer in 2002 and any possible future donations, and to use the earnings from these assets to fund qualified internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) organizations.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$29K

Total Expenses

$21K

Qualifying Distributions

$15K

Distributable Amount

$16K

Min. Investment Return

$16K

Undistributed Income

$15K

Payout rate 96%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.96%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

7 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $2K to maximum $6K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $16K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

43 grants

LAKE AREA TECHICAL COLLEGE
$18K
5 grants
SENIOR COMPANIONS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
$12K
5 grants
JENKINS LIVING CENTER FOUNDATION
$12K
5 grants
MISERICORDIA
$7K
3 grants
KIWANIS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$7K
5 grants
MISERICORDIA FOUNDATION
$6K
2 grants
WATERTOWN REGIONAL LIBRARY
$6K
6 grants
WATERTOWN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
$3K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

43 grants

<$10K
43
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

South Dakota
$63K
73% of total
Illinois
$13K
15% of total
Minnesota
$9K
10% of total
Arizona
$2K
2% of total

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